diff --git a/comment_timer.module b/comment_timer.module
index 4316e11..ea5196c 100644
--- a/comment_timer.module
+++ b/comment_timer.module
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ function comment_timer_node_load($nodes, $types) {
  * Implements hook_node_view().
  */
 function comment_timer_node_view($node, $view_mode, $langcode) {
-  if (user_access('access comment timer')) {
+  if (user_access('access comment timer') && variable_get('comment_timer_' . $node->type, 0)) {
     $node->content['comment_timer'] = array(
       '#theme' => 'comment_timer_hhmmss',
       '#seconds' => $node->comment_timer,